Patricia Carragon


man’s glass tears

man’s glass tears weren’t meant for marcel’s bride stripped bare by her bachelors. we knew that marcel had an affair with l.h.o.o.q. and couldn’t care less that hans lost her mustache hat in marcel’s broken fountain. we also forgot that marcel’s bicycle wheel had a nervous breakdown on his premier promenade three weeks ago and suffered from kurt’s prelude to a broken arm. kurt’s nine malice moulds witnessed the accident through marcel’s fresh window, but sophie’s military guards came with swords and did nothing. kurt asked mz 231. miss blanche to stand witness, as well as otto’s the skat players, who were childhood friends of kurt. however, they drowned last week in marcel’s glider containing a water mill in neighboring metals. marcel’s bicycle wheel got distressed and hung itself on his bottle rack, and the enigma of isadore ducasse lives on. just ask man for details from optical hopes and illusions. but it’s too late! marcel’s the 50 cc of paris air crashed on booze and resides on otto’s prague street.

Patricia Carragon’s latest poetry book is Meowku (Poets Wear Prada). Her debut novel, Angel Fire, is from Alien Buddha Press. She hosts Brooklyn’s Brownstone Poets and is the editor-in-chief of its annual anthology.

 
 

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